Chalamont
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Commune of Chalamont | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Rhône-Alpes |
Département | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Chalamont |
Mayor | Georges Marguin (2001-2007) |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 32.88 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1674 |
- Density () | 50.9/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 01074/ 01320 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Chalamont is a commune in the French département of Ain.
[edit] Geography
Chalamont is located in the Dombes, 10km north of Meximieux, and occupies the highest point on the Dombes plateau.